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Mari

Girl

Meaning of Mari: Japanese: 'truth'

Mari is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1513th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 952nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1513

135 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#952

37 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

16,645

First recorded 1897 · peak 1957

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 200 babies1982: 204 babies1983: 179 babies1984: 173 babies1985: 163 babies1986: 164 babies1987: 161 babies1988: 199 babies1989: 198 babies1990: 203 babies19901991: 173 babies1992: 184 babies1993: 149 babies1994: 185 babies1995: 188 babies1996: 173 babies1997: 169 babies1998: 170 babies1999: 165 babies2000: 146 babies20002001: 163 babies2002: 157 babies2003: 149 babies2004: 167 babies2005: 157 babies2006: 161 babies2007: 144 babies2008: 124 babies2009: 143 babies2010: 126 babies20102011: 128 babies2012: 124 babies2013: 110 babies2014: 104 babies2015: 92 babies2016: 105 babies2017: 120 babies2018: 117 babies2019: 114 babies2020: 94 babies20202021: 149 babies2022: 157 babies2023: 169 babies2024: 151 babies2025: 135 babies
US babies named Mari per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 204.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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